Child Safeguarding:

Level 3:  the role holder will have contact with children and/or young people either frequently (e.g. once a week or more) or intensively (e.g. four days in one month or more or overnight) because they work in country programs; or are visiting country programs; or because they are responsible for implementing the police checking/vetting process staff.

Number of direct reports: 3

Dimension of Role:

Save the Children operates across all zones in Somalia and currently has three main area offices and additional 14 field offices. Programmatically Somalia is a large Country Office with more than $90 million annual budget turnover, more than 70 active awards at any time and over 550 staff.

·         Support to program development in preparation of risk assessments

·         Scheduling of procurement / budgets – in line with program delivery activities

·         Contract management

·         Facilitate procurement systems reviews / audits

·         Procurement reporting and tracking of Key Performance Indicators

·         Participate and provide technical procurement support in the design, development and bidding stages of projects

·         Support monitoring of procurement performance as part of on-going project management processes

·         Contribute to scheduled and adhoc project reports

·         Assist with complex and multi-disciplinary problem-solving using knowledge in own field of specialization

• Communicates our vision, values and strategy and encourages others to share them
• Influences others positively to achieve team goals
• Recognises and celebrates the contribution and success of individuals and the team
• Takes a flexible and positive leadership style, adapting to the situation or needs of the team
• Demonstrates humility in leadership of others

Delivering Results (Accomplished)

• Maintains a broad strategic perspective at the same time as an awareness of the detail of a situation
• Establishes clear and compelling objectives with teams and individuals and monitors progress and performance
• Creates and applies measures and metrics to track performance
• Holds others accountable for achieving results and challenges underperformance
• Demonstrates financial awareness and a concern for cost effectiveness

Developing Self and Others (Accomplished)

• Gives regular positive and constructive feedback to others
• Identifies clear development needs and development plans through regular constructive reviews of their own performance (and their team’s where appropriate)
• Creates space for others to learn and provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments when people are ready for them
• Coaches others to learn from their experiences on the job and to use the resources available to them

Problem Solving and Decision Making (Accomplished)

• Uses data and evidence to drive decision making for quality improvement
• Analyses and exercises judgment in challenging situations in the absence of specific guidance or knowledge of the full facts
• Evaluates the opportunities and risks of each idea and solution to make informed strategic decisions
• Takes decisions when decisions are due and is prepared to account for them.

Applying Technical & Professional Expertise (Accomplished)

• Makes decisions based on professional expertise and experience without deferring unnecessarily to others
• Shares knowledge and best practice on technical solutions so that others can make best use of that expertise
• Actively seeks new ways to develop the application of technical and professional standards within the team

Communicating With Impact (Accomplished)

• Conveys complex issues with clarity, brevity and confidence
• Promotes dialogue with key stakeholders through active listening and effective questioning
• Adapts communication style to maximise support and engagement
• Advises others on different approaches to influence key stakeholders
• Seeks out new methodologies for communication to engage new audiences

• A Master’s Degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, Financial Management, or similar
• At least 8 years of experience in Procurement
• Demonstrated experience successfully implementing a variety of individual and organizational capacity development approaches for financial management to develop long-term capacity improvements
• At least 3 years’ contract management experience in projects under World Bank or international financial institution funding
• Experience adapting management tools, guidelines, and manuals for procurement management
• Prior procurement experience with a World Bank funded-project or public sector institution in Somalia with demonstrated knowledge of procurement guidelines, procedures and policies of the World Bank and local Somalia Government procurement guidelines will be an added advantage
• Ability to support stakeholders to conduct procurement management operations as required for auditing purposes.
• Demonstrated experience developing individual and organizational capacity for procurement management
• Excellent communication skills in English, verbal as well as written
• Excellent teamwork and facilitation skills
• Excellent report writing skills
• Willingness to travel regularly across Somalia
• Commitment to Save the Children values